Is Microfiber Living Room Furniture Immune To Cat Scratching
- Is Microfiber Living Room Furniture Immune To Cat Scratching Face
- Is Microfiber Living Room Furniture Immune To Cat Scratching Face
- Jan 09, 2014 DH is really opposed to cat furniture in our living room - and so am I, if I can help it. Right now our couch is covered with a blanket, and I don't love it either. But I do also feel that if he's here's and we accept him into our home, that we also need to provide what he needs for him to be happy.
- The cat started bad behaviours (scratching furniture, jumping all over the kitchen benches etc.) but my girlfriend at the time never did anything about it to train the cat. I'm currently living with a friend while I save up money to try and get a new place. My cat was staying with my sister in the mean time, just until I got back onto my feet.
- Dec 17, 2018 Add scratching posts in the areas in which you notice your cat scratching the most. Give the cat something else to climb on such as a cat tree, or build some carpeted shelving high on the wall.
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Cats make wonderful companions, especially if you understand and appreciate their complex personalities and fiercely independent nature. However, a cat’s natural behavior to leap, climb, perch and scratch can create chaos and destruction within the home. Trying to train a cat to abstain from these behaviors is next to impossible. Painful for the cat, declawing is considered an inhumane solution by many veterinarians. Understanding and redirecting the behavior in addition to using scratch-resistant upholstery are typically the best solutions.
Misunderstood Leather
Many homeowners mistakenly think of leather as a solution for cat-friendly furniture. Although it's easy to clean and fur doesn’t stick to it, and vomit and urine, when quickly wiped away, won’t absorb into it, leather still shows tiny holes when punctured that will eventually become larger holes and tears. And you may mistakenly believe cats are not attracted to leather, but they will actually scratch on practically anything they can hook a claw into, hard or soft, including wood, rope and bark.
Puncture-Resistant Upholstery
Metal frames on furniture cannot be penetrated by cats’ claws; therefore, they are highly unlikely to scratch on it. The best types of fabric for upholstery are microfiber fabrics made from ultra-tiny polyester and nylon threads. This type of material is stain and spill-resistant because the tiny fibers are actually bonded together, creating a lightweight, dense, water-resistant material. Microfiber, also called microsuede, ultrasuede or faux suede, is one of the most popular materials used on sofas and chairs. The density of the material gives it the ability to stand up to a cat’s abusive claws, which also tends to make it less appealing to scratch on.
Additional Benefits of Microfiber
Many people are allergic or sensitive to cat dander. Even if no one in your family is bothered by the fine hairs and skin cells cats shed every day, it is likely a guest may be. Microfiber furniture is so dense that these allergens can be vacuumed away before people arrived at your house. The upholstery is also easy to clean with a lint or pet roller so that you’re not wearing your cat’s fur over your clothes.
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Provide Distractions
In addition to metal frames and scratch-resistant upholstery, providing other cat-friendly items for your cat to climb and scratch on acts as an additional deterrent from abusing the furniture. Add scratching posts in the areas in which you notice your cat scratching the most. Give the cat something else to climb on such as a cat tree, or build some carpeted shelving high on the wall where kitty can climb and perch. Add hanging toys to doorknobs.
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Michelle Radcliff owned a retail home furnishings business for eight years. Radcliff offers decorating advice on her blog, Home Decorating News, is a regular contributor on interior design at LoveToKnow.com and earned certification as an interior decorator from Penn Foster College in 2013.
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